National Republican., 1887-10-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

HOW TO AMUsE YOURSELF AND
oTt ERS. The American Girls Handy
BTSRp B " New S YoIr ShAho obspIs, SpH ASEIA scrbaol
Sons. Sale, William Ballaniyne & Son. 81.
Three dollars, and worth more, for the
volumes 474 pages are abundant In enter
tai1ment, mingled with instruction. What
the pleasure, what the information, puzzles
us to explain within permitted limits. But,
generally, all that girls can desire, all that
can interest and advance them in pleasant
and practical existence, Is here. Such
book will serve lifetime, even when the
"girP' may become a grandmother.
We sincerely wish that every little
maiden In our blessed land may possess
The american Girls Handy Book.
II is proper to mention that each subject
is illustrated with excellent engravings.
THE STORY OF THE PSALMS. By HENRY
VAN DYKE, d. D.. pastor Of the, Brick
Church in New York, author of "rhe
,lhry Rsahlly 81 Reisior%, N,So New York Charles
u Son. el.50.
An ampli6cation and illustration OF the
psalms, adapting them to our every day
existence. The humanity OF this volume
constitutes Its worth. Man on earth, is
merely man, and at all times has had like
passions, trials, hopes, aspirations with
ourselves. The reverence for the psalms is
not lessened; II is exalted, showing how ac-
curately they describe our present state,
inducing us to aspire, and helping us to at
tain the future glory.
LIPPINC0TTS MONTHLY MAGAZINE. No
yember; 25 cents. J. B.. Lippincott Com
pany, Philadelphia. Publishers.
An entire novel, "The Terra Gotta Bust"
by Virginia w. johnson, author Of "The
Neptune Vase', &c., beginh the number, and
occupies more than one.half of II, but oc-
cupies pleasantly and profitable. No more
serial stories are admitted into LippincOtrS.
We wait here no longer from month TO
month for the ending OF story, of which,
meanwhile, we have forgotten the begin
ming.
"a Modern spartacus' follows; an In.
teresting short story, historical, Of South
America. "November Boughs," by Walt
Whitman, poem, next; occasionally strug-
Cling on the boundaries Of meaning. Walt,
we believe, may have the distinction OF be-
Ing the most discordant singer on record.
II that is glory, let him and his friends
make the most Of Il. "The Story Of a
stanza" is about as idle and inconsequential
thing as We have met withal in unnum-
bered years. AS our "life is mingled yarn,
good and III together the good comes now
II Is "The School Boy as Microcosm."
"At Nightfall," !" poem No. 2, woman's work,
is worthy Of the true heart and clear mind
Of the authoress, Mary Bradley.
"a Prize Essay" now No. 8. Prize es.
says, like the animals and oirds ON Alexau-
der Selkirk's solitary Island. according to
Cowper--
Arc so unacquainted with man,
Their tameness is shocking to me.
But in the present production, for won.
der, there is nothing "shocking," nothing
OF "tameness." It presents, very interest
ipgly, "Social Life at Amherst College,"
A fine poem, "In Somno Veritas," next,
by William Boyd Allen, meritorious enough
to redeem even Walt. "a Sketch In Um.
ber'' concluding well concludes. The
"Gossip" and "Notes" are sensible and
strong.
STATE OF NEW YORK. 1s39-lsi6. By
EDWARD p. CHEYNEY, A. NJ, instructor of
history University of Pennsylvania. Phila-
delphia Author. 30 cents.
0Traces the origin Of large estates and
leasehold tenures, the anti-rent riots, and
legislative enactments, constitutional
changes, and decisions Of the courts in that
state. The history is interesting, valuable,
and occasionally highly romantic.
SKETCHES FROM THE SUNSET LAND. By
ERNEST l.. E. WHITE McMinnville, Greg.
d. G. Iceland & Co. Publishers.
Sketches from Oregon are seldom seen
along our eastern shore. AS strangers first
we give them welcome, then warmer well
come when, on acquaintance, we learn to
| love them.
Two short stories are contained in this
| little volume, both OF which have the pecu-
| liarities OF their northwestern source, GER
| tain directness and homeliness OF style aud
| an impression of perfect sincerity. Herein
is the charm, herein the originality and the
surprise.
Superior Of the two Is "Orna La Voir."
Very sad through the greater part of its
| course, yet sunbeams burst at last from the
| cloud, and after the readers mind has medi
tated all the contrast, 1t feels it,elf pos
sessed Of new creation bearing the seal of
beauty and power.
In most loving way the author dedi-
| Gates the book to his wife. The following
passage from the dedication is to us remark
ably sweet and tender: 81 dedicate this
| little album of wayside thoughts to my
| dear wife, feeling well assured that In her
shall find generous critic and conscientious
| reader. No undeserved or uuearned praise
| will fall from her truthful lips; no false,
unmeaning fattery will be lavished upon
me. My reward will come from the silent
| pressure OF the little hand that has cared
for me In sickness and In health"
RAILWAY NnTEs